Published : 2023-06-29

Extracode Circumstances Excluding Criminal Liability for Indignity a Human Corpse or Grave

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In Polish criminal law, there are a numerous circumstances excluding the illicitness of insulting a corpse or a resting place. These are: exhumation, autopsy, use of the corpse for scientific, artistic or medical purposes, as well as failure to bury the body. The aim of the article is to familiarize the reader with the above-mentioned institutions. It is also intended to point out that issues related to human corpses are regulated in many acts of both statutory and sub-statutory rank, which causes many problems when determining the legal status of a human body after death and, consequently, forces the legislator to reflect that these issues should be contained in a single piece of legislation.

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countertype, insult, corpse


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Najman, M. (2023). Extracode Circumstances Excluding Criminal Liability for Indignity a Human Corpse or Grave. Kościół I Prawo, 12(1), 213–228. https://doi.org/10.18290/kip2023.13

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Kościół i Prawo · ISSN 0208-7928 · e-ISSN 2544-5804 · DOI: 10.18290/kip

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